Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
Platform: Amiga 500
Region: Europe
Media: Floppy
Controller: Joystick
Genre: VS Fighter - Horizontal - Hack & Slash
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1991
Developer: Mindscape International Ltd.
Publisher: Mindscape International Ltd.
Players: 1-4 Players
Licensed from: Rob Anderson, Todd Prescott
Hardware: OCS, ECS
Conversions: PC (DOS)
Disks: 3
Programmer: Kevin Hoare, Rob Anderson
Musician: http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_artist=42
Designer: Dennis Turner, Rob Anderson, Steve Leney
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Something's happening in these lands, and the only hope seems to be the moonstone. You, as a chosen knight from the druids are about to find it and bring it back. The game can be played from 1 to 4 players at once, with no difference between solo and multiplayer as no matter how many players play, the story stays the same for everyone. However, if you choose to play with only one player/knight, the other three will be the computer rivals. Wandering through the map, you can visit enchanted places, towns where you can buy equipment or try your luck in gambling, but mostly visited places on the map will be cabins which represents the places where certain enemy beasts are. Each spot has about two or more beasts which after defeating them can be rewarding in a certain way, depending on game's randomize placement.

Also, for example, if the place has three beasts and you kill two before you die, next time you (or some other player) go back there, there'll be only one beast left to fight. It's also possible for two players to run into each other and, once defeating the other, the one who prevails can steal the other player's money and/or weapons. Thus, searching for the moonstone begins, but that's only half of the story. The rest unfolds once you find it.
 
http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/moonstone-a-hard-days-knight

[1] See the Moonstone Tavern fan page also for a comprehensive overview of this game: 

[2] TRIVIA: The game was banned in Germany because it was considered too violent for children. It is still banned in Germany today and consequently is considered a rare and collectible game there.

http://hol.abime.net/2509
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CHEATS:

Extra lives:

Go to Stonehenge, keep any valuable items, position
the pointer at "GOLD", "STRENGTH", "CONSTITUTION",
or "ENDURANCE" and press Fire. The druids will
continue the ceremony and your character will receive an extra
life without losing any items.  

Alternatively, when entering Stonehenge and have to offer a magical
item to DANU, Click on "STRENGTH" for an extra life.
Repeat this as needed.
